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NY Giants: 5 breakout candidates for defense in 2021

CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 29: Tae Crowder #48 of the New York Giants walks off the field after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

The strength of the NY Giants’ 2020 season lied with its defense. These five players will help make it even stronger in 2021.

Like many of the more exciting and dominant teams of their past, the NY Giants in 2020 had a dominant defense.

The defense, led by the brilliant Patrick Graham and put together through a great offseason by Dave Gettleman, drastically improved itself from the year before.